Ayn Rand, born Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum, was a Russian-born American novelist and philosopher best known for developing Objectivism and for writing the novels We the Living, The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged, and the novella Anthem. A broadly influential figure in post-WWII America, her work attracted both enthusiastic admiration and scathing denunciations.
Born: February 2, 1905; St.Petersburg, Russia Died: March 6, 1982; New York City

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